World War 1: Medal Cards

The list below shows those Staveleys who served in the First World War and who met the qualifications laid down for each campaign medal. In general, all those who saw service overseas and were awarded a campaign medal.  The possible campaign medals obtained include:

1914 Star: For service ashore in France and Flanders between 5 August and 22 November 1914.

1914/15 Star: Awarded to those individuals who saw service in France and Flanders from 23 November 1914 to 31 December 1915, and to those individuals who saw service in any other operational theatre from 5 August 1914 to 31 December 1915

The British War Medal: Awarded to eligible service personnel and civilians alike. Qualification for the award varied slightly according to service. The basic requirement for army personnel and civilians was that they either entered a theatre of war, or rendered approved service overseas between 5 August 1914 and 11 November 1918. Service in Russia in 1919 and 1920 also qualified for the award.

The Victory Medal:  Awarded to all eligible personnel who served on the establishment of a unit in an operational theatre from 1914-1919.

Territorial Force War Medal: Awarded to members of the Territorial Force only. To qualify, the recipient had to have been a member of the Territorial Force on or prior to 30 September 1914, and to have served in an operational theatre outside of the United Kingdom between 5 August 1914 and 11 November 1918.

The Silver War Badge (SWB): Takes the form of a circular badge with the legend 'For King and Empire-Services Rendered' surrounding the George V cypher. The badge was awarded to all of those military personnel who were discharged as a result of sickness or wounds contracted or received during the war, either at home or overseas.

Example Medal Card:

Enos Staveley, Manchester Regiment. Private 251198. Victory Medal, British War Medal, and Silver War Badge awarded.

Copies of the WW1 Medal Cards, for any of the individuals listed below, may be obtained online from the National Archives.  Additional information is only provided here (date of death, and age at death) through a cross referenced match of Regiment No. and Name with the casualty database maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC).  In cases where only a name was available for reference, or regimental numbers did not match, such information has been omitted from this list, and the CWGC database should be consulted independently.